Mildred Eileen McCoy
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Mildred Eileen McCoy, of Durango, Colorado, entered the gates of heaven on October 8, 2021 and is rejoicing with the Lord and loved ones. She was 91 years old. She was born to parents Winifred and Roy Haynes in Page, Nebraska. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She taught school in Page and Denton, Nebraska.
Mildred married Robert Robinson in 1951 and divorced in 1963. Mildred had four children: Jeannie, William, Barbara and Susan. Mildred met Orville E. McCoy and they married in 1965. Mildred became a mother to four stepchildren and an adopted granddaughter: Sandra, Wendell, Edwin, Priscilla, and Pamela. Mildred was an accomplished musician but her passion was singing. She was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She cherished her children and grandchildren. She loved music, playing the piano and organ, baking and was a skilled seamstress and quilt maker. During the past nine years, Mildred was under the loving and devoted care of Isaac Fleener (grandson) and Tara Fleener (Isaac's wife), Gerald (Jerry) Fleener, (son-in-law), as well as other family members and care givers.
Mildred was predeceased by her husband, Orville McCoy; daughters Jeannie Robinson, Barbara "Barby" (Robinson) Fleener, and Sandra (McCoy) Wells; sons William Robinson, Wendell McCoy, Edwin McCoy; grandchildren Eric Holman, Gage Fleener, Eddy McCoy, and Jennifer McCoy; Parents Winnie and Roy Haynes; brothers Elwin and Melvin Haynes.
Survivors include her sister, Melissa (Haynes) Neely; daughters, Susan (Robinson) Holman, Priscilla McCoy and Pamela (McCoy) Crawford; numerous grandchildren; and great grandchildren.
A viewing ceremony will be held one hour before the funeral service. A celebration life will be held on October 21, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at First Southern Baptist Church 1715 West 2nd Avenue, Durango, Colorado. A reception at the church will follow after the internment at Crestview Memorial Garden.